Costamare, a company that owns a fleet of 68 ships container ship with a total capacity of 513 thousand TEUs and a fleet of 38 bulk carriers with the total capacity of 2.9 million gross tons, closed the second quarter of this year with record revenues of 515.4 million dollars, with an increase of +40.3% over the April-June period of 2015. 2023. Operating profit amounted to €127.6 million (+4.1%) and net profit at $102.9 million (+52.6%).

In the first half of 2024, revenues totaled the value record of 990.8 million, with a growth of +60.8% on the first half of last year. Operating profit was €231.0 million (-16.8%) and net profit of €205.5 million (-5.0%).

Costamare, which rents its fleet of container carriers and bulk carriers with other companies, announced that Currently, the entire full container fleet is covered by charter agreements in force in 2024 and 88% of the fleet is covered by contracts in 2025.

Commenting on the performance of the company's activity in the During the second quarter of this year, the Chief Financial Officer of Costamare, Gregory Zikos, explained that, "in the sector of container ships, the continuation of the diversion of ships around Africa and an early peak season, with a demand for freight transport higher than expected, made sure that rental rates remained on a upward trajectory in a context of scarce supply of tonnage available". "As far as the dry bulk segment - added Zikos - we are carrying on the our strategy of renewing the owned fleet and increase in average capacity having completed the sale of a Handysize built in 2011 and having agreed on the sale of a Supramax vessel built in 2009, while acquiring two Capesize ships built in 2012".